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Neill Blomkamp Is Now Working On A Script For ‘District 9’ Sequel

February 26, 2021 10:18 am

We all know that studios love franchises and sequels. So, when “District 9” was released more than a decade ago and ended scoring pretty solid box office (the biggest worldwide gross for a South African film e...

Neill Blomkamp Directed A Secret Supernatural Horror Film In Canada During The Pandemic

Charles Barfield

December 8, 2020 11:20 am

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It’s been a half-decade since the release of Neill Blomkamp’s most recent feature film, “Chappie.” Since then, he’s been a busy filmmaker, working on short films with his production company and developing a nu...

Taylor Kitsch To Star In Neill Blomkamp’s Upcoming Horror-Thriller ‘Inferno’

Charles Barfield

October 24, 2019 12:13 pm

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Back in August, it was announced, somewhat unceremoniously, that filmmaker Neill Blomkamp had stepped away from the film “RoboCop Returns.” And in that announcement made by the filmmaker on Twitter, he hinted a...

Neill Blomkamp Says He’s Off ‘RoboCop Returns’ & Is Now Directing A New Horror Film

Charles Barfield

August 15, 2019 10:06 am

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Neill Blomkamp can’t seem to catch a break. After breaking onto the scene in a big way with his Oscar-nominated film “District 9,” the filmmaker was poised to be one of the next big things. After only moderate ...

Neill Blomkamp Updates Status Of ‘RoboCop Returns’ & Says Sequel Will Use The Classic Design Of The Character

Charles Barfield

July 1, 2019 1:58 pm

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Neill Blomkamp is quite obviously a big-time genre film fan. Not only is that apparent in his original work, which features influences galore. However, he was also famously attached to direct “Alien 5,” which w...

James Cameron Teases Involvement In ‘Aliens’ Franchise & Possibly Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’

Rodrigo Perez

February 10, 2019 1:00 pm

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In his promotion of “Alita: Battle Angel,” a movie he produced for Robert Rodriguez, James Cameron has been dropping lots of little nuggets about new franchises he’s cooking up. First up, the easiest one with t...

Neill Blomkamp Hints That Actor Peter Weller Could Return In His Upcoming ‘RoboCop’ Film

Charles Barfield

August 15, 2018 4:23 pm

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There are two words that will make any “RoboCop” fan, like me, suddenly have faith in the upcoming Neill Blomkamp reboot/sequel — Peter Weller. For those not familiar with one of the greatest films of all ti...

Neill Blomkamp To Resurrect ‘RoboCop’ With Writers Of The Verhoeven Classic

Charles Barfield

July 11, 2018 1:51 pm

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The "RoboCop" franchise has experienced a history that could be seen as very similar to lead character Alex Murphy. The original film is a classic, regarded as one of the best satirical action films of all time...

Chris Evans To Star In Neill Blomkamp’s Disaster Thriller ‘Greenland’

The Playlist Staff

May 13, 2018 8:41 am

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Everyone’s moving on from something. Chris Evans won’t be an ‘Avenger’ or Marvel lifer for much longer, and director Neill Blomkamp has resigned himself to the fact that his “Alien” movie is never happening (th...

Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’ Is Officially Dead After The Film’s Time “Has Come And Gone”

Charles Barfield

April 11, 2018 3:33 pm

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There was a time when the “Alien” franchise looked like it was going to rise to new heights. This is after it seemed like Ridley Scott was more than happy to make his weird “Prometheus”-style spin-off stories, ...

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